Chapter Twenty-Nine: The King of the Jinghe River
Jade pillow, jade pillow, jade pillow!
This jade pillow, if you didn't guess wrong, should be the jade pillow that Princess Gaoyang lost.
Su Dawei has never seen the original, but he can infer a rough idea from the items in the box. Coupled with the logo of the Li Tang royal family on the satin, can there be other explanations? Recently, there have been a series of thefts in various clans in Chang'an, and many items have been lost. Wasn't Wei Shan's arrest in the Lu family's liquor shop just for these lost items? Now, these items fell into Su Dawei's hands, and he didn't feel relaxed, but had a feeling of getting a hot potato. How do you hand over these things? How can we explain it?
Could it be that he had a dream that the shopkeeper Lu hid the stolen goods in the Great Ci'en Temple?
This kind of thing, who will believe it when it is said.
As for the strangeness of the jade pillow to his body, Su Dawei didn't care very much.
The abnormality shows that he has no fate with these things. I can't afford to provoke, I can afford to hide, as long as I don't touch it.
Put the jade pillow and other items back in the box.
However, Su Dawei detained the demon-descending pestle.
As long as you don't take it out, you won't be discovered. This thing is a good thing to save his life, and he won't show it off.
Wrap the box and place it on the table.
Unfortunately, the oiled paper was cut by him with a dagger, and it was useless.
But that's not a big deal! There are no marks on the oiled paper, and it is very ordinary. Go back and buy another one and come back.
What he has to do now is to find a way to hand over this thing and let Di Renjie take it back to life.
If you want to think of a good excuse, otherwise, with Di Renjie's shrewdness, you will definitely be able to see the flaws, which is contrary to Su Dawei's original intention.
What should I do?
Su Dawei blew out the oil lamp, tore off the quilt from the window, and lay on the bed to meditate.
The moonlight, shining through the window, shone into the house, casting a silver white on the ground.
A wave of tiredness came over, Su Dawei yawned, slowly closed his eyes, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
It's the second watch.
The streets are getting more and more deserted.
Located in the north of Chang'an, the Jing River is surrounded by night and is silent.
On the surface of the river, the mist was misty.
The big trees on the shore rose and fell strangely in the night wind, as if the ground on which they had taken root was breathing.
A puff of black smoke suddenly appeared.
Immediately after, the figure flashed, and the black smoke turned into a person.
He stood on the bank, looked at the calm surface of the Qujiang River, took out a gold seal from his bosom, threw it into the river.
The surface of the Jing River ripples.
The ripples grew bigger and more intense, and in the blink of an eye, the waves rolled.
Out of the water rose a man and stood on the surface of the river.
He bowed down and said, "Jinghe Han Li, meet the envoy of the Star Monarch." ”
"King Jinghe, we are all old friends, there is no need for this."
The person who cast the seal said in a deep voice: "Let's make a long story short, the good things you have done, Xingjun already knows, he asked me to come over because he hopes you will give him an explanation." ”
"Dao Lao, I don't understand."
"Whether you understand it or not, it doesn't matter much to me. I just came by order, if you don't explain, then the Star Monarch's edict, life or death. ”
As he spoke, the man who cast the seal spread his arms outstretched, revealing two sharp broadswords.
The knife was not in his hand, but in his arm, and was one with his body.
King Jinghe's face suddenly changed.
"Just for the two-legged sheep, Xingjun is going to take my life?"
"In the past, the two-legged sheep are the main country today.
King Jinghe, this time is different from the past, the Tang Dynasty is full of weather, and it is no longer the time when our ancestors dominated the world. In the fourteenth year of the Great Cause, after the Luoyang Imperial Order and Xingjun won the gambling battle in Beibei, according to the agreement, we will coexist peacefully with human beings in exchange for a peaceful life for decades. And now, you are colluding with foreign thieves, what do you want? ”
If Su Dawei and Di Renjie were here, they would definitely be able to recognize that the knife worker who spoke was the shopkeeper of the cabinet.
King Jinghe said: "Peaceful coexistence? Humans regard us as aliens, and kill us when they see them, without mercy.
Think about back then, 800,000 in Guanzhong was weird, what a momentum. But now, because of the gambling contract of Narausch, we have suffered heavy casualties. Or leave, or be killed, or like you, like a rat crossing the street, change your face and steal your life. After decades, how many of our people are still in Chang'an today? Less than 100,000! Is this what you mean by peaceful coexistence? Dao Lao, you are really old. Have you forgotten how your people were killed? ”
Dao Lao's face twitched slightly, but then it turned into the appearance of facial paralysis again.
"King Jinghe, you talk too much nonsense. I only know that you are provoking a war between the two clans, and the Star Monarch's edict is not obeyed? “
King Jinghe was silent.
"Just you? This is the Jing River, and the 800 miles of water are all my men, and you are alone, do you want to kill me? ”
"Ask you again, do you obey or not?"
"Thief, your mother, obey your size."
As King Jinghe spoke, his hands were raised high.
Under the Jing River, the river was suddenly turbulent.
Black smoke rose from the river, turning into hundreds of goblins and roaring.
"If you retreat now, I will spare your life for the sake of the original situation."
"So, you're going to disobey the Star Monarch's edict?"
"By this time, what is there to disobey and not disobey. Some people are willing to give benefits, but I just take the benefits and make it convenient for others. It's a trivial matter, Xingjun doesn't miss the old love so much. In that case, why do I need to give him face, so it's the opposite. ”
Dao Lao roared angrily, "King Jinghe, you are looking for death." ”
"I think you died first."
Hundreds of goblins roared in unison and rushed from the surface of the river towards Daolao.
Dao Lao did not panic, only let out an angry shout, and hid on the river embankment with one foot. In an instant, a roar came from all directions. Bursts of white firelight appeared like raindrops, instantly surrounding those ghosts.
The firelight is extremely eerie.
When it encounters water, it does not extinguish, but burns more and more.
"Bone fire? Ying, you old witch is so ruthless, she actually uses the fire of white bones to deal with the same kind? ”
King Jinghe roared again and again.
He waved his hands, and a huge wave rose into the sky, trying to extinguish the white flames. It's just that, despite the incredible power of the huge wave, the white flames are getting more and more intense. The ghosts who were wrapped in the flames screamed one by one, turning into puffs of green smoke and dissipating in the flames. A flag appeared in the hand of King Jinghe and waved it desperately. Flags danced, waves rolled, turning into water dragons, trying to swallow the white flames clean.
However, it backfired.
Dao Lao stood on the shore, the white firelight shining a miserable white light on his black, thin face.
"Because of you, Li Chunfeng was besieging Xingjun with his facial features, and he was seriously injured, so he had no choice but to bow to Li Chunfeng, which is a great shame and humiliation that has not been seen since the great cause for fourteen years. Therefore, Hugh Weixingjun is ruthless, if you don't die, the Taishi Bureau will dispatch eight hundred doctors, and when the war resumes, Guanzhong will inevitably be ruined, not what I want. ”
"Knife work, stop, I'm willing to admit my mistakes, I'm willing to confess, who instructed me."
"Who colluded with you, that's Li Chunfeng's business, and it has nothing to do with us.
If you were caught just now, Xingjun would have suppressed you at most. But you are so bold that you want to rebel. In that case, I will leave you ...... King Jinghe, don't blame me for being ruthless, it's just you looking for death. ”
After the knife was finished, the double knives flew out.
Two crescents of crescents flutter in white flames, like two nimble swallows.
The crescent moon fiercely slammed into the flag in the hand of the King of Jinghe, sending out a series of rumblings, like a huge thunderous sound.
King Jinghe showed a look of despair, but he was helpless.
Finally, the two knives crossed and cut the flag like scissors. The giant wave suddenly lost control and turned into a white flame, which instantly attracted the body of the King of Jinghe. The white flames are becoming more and more ferocious. The King of Jinghe wailed and struggled in the flames. He suddenly sank into the river, suddenly rose into the air, but eventually, turned into a puff of green smoke.
When the King of Jinghe was struggling on the surface of the river, a black cat with scaly wounds and wet hair rushed to the shore from the river.
It had a green bead in its mouth, and it sank into the grass.
Dao Lao saw the black cat, but ignored it.
The edict of the Glowing Star Monarch is to kill the King of Jinghe, and a black cat is not in the plan.
As for whether the black cat will avenge the King of Jinghe?
Dao Lao didn't care.
If it is smart, leave Chang'an; If it wants revenge, then he can let it die without a place to bury without the Star Monarch's action. Cats have nine lives? Then kill it ten times. Well, I hope this black cat can be smarter.
The morning light shines on the earth and drives away the darkness.
As usual, Master Mingkong got up before dawn.
She was originally a talented person around Taizong, but she was not loved by Emperor Taizong.
After the death of Emperor Taizong, she came to Lingbao Temple with other concubines to become a monk.
When it comes to cultivation, most concubines don't take it to heart.
Although they are monks, they do not follow the precepts of Buddhism. or self-pity, or heart like ashes. For these concubines, when they entered this Lingbao Temple, it was actually a prison, and they had to wait for death.
But Mingkong didn't do that.
She was originally an extremely strong person.
Perhaps it was her strong personality that made Emperor Taizong not have a good impression of her during his lifetime.
When she came to Lingbao Temple, she either worked according to the requirements of the master in the temple, or participated in the Zen chanting of the ancient Buddha and the green lantern, which was quite fulfilling.
Coming out of the meditation room, she went straight to the kitchen.
The mage in charge of the kitchen, whose legal name is Mingzhen, is a Jiangnan person.
She was thirty years old, but she was well versed in Buddhism.
Two years ago, she came to Chang'an to practice at Xiangfu Temple. Later, Dao Dao Ni Monastery moved to Xiangfu Temple, and on the recommendation of the abbot of Xiangfu Temple, she entered Lingbao Temple, became a monk of Lingbao Temple, and was in charge of the kitchen.
Ming Zhen is five years older than Ming Kong.
She was directing the monks in the temple to prepare the meal, and when she saw Mingkong coming, she stepped forward.
"Mingkong, are you up so early?"
"I'm not talking about giving soup soup today, so I'll see if I can help."
"It's almost ready...... In this way, there are many people who give alms today, and they are afraid that there will not be enough porridge and water. You go get some more rice, and we'll prepare more." ”
"I'll go."
Mingkong didn't say a word, and left in a hurry.
"Mage, Mage Mingkong, it's different from everyone else."
The fireworker who was working in the kitchen said to Master Mingzhen with a smile: "I see that Master Mingkong is very diligent, but I don't want people to come out of the palace. ”
"Mouthy!"
Master Mingzhen said: "Master Mingkong has a deep Buddha nature, how can you chew your tongue behind your back?
The abbot has said that she has a high level of understanding and is diligent. I can't say that I can become a great virtue in the future and take charge of Lingbao Temple. ”
"Wow, that's amazing?"
The firefighters gossiped and gossiped.
The morning light sprinkled in the monastery.
Mingkong walked quickly to the room where the grain was stored, and was about to open the door, as if he had kicked something under his feet.
She hurriedly stopped and looked down.
"Meow!"
A black cat covered in bruises curled up in the doorway, screaming with a dying breath.
"Xiaoyu?"
Mingkong recognized at a glance that the black cat was the stray black cat that often appeared in the temple.
Although it looks miserable now, it has no usual tsundere posture. But Mingkong is still recognizable at a glance.
She hurriedly squatted down and held the black cat in her arms.
The black cat's body, trembling slightly, seemed to be in pain.
Mingkong was a little anxious, she got up and was about to go back to the house, but after thinking about it, she put the black cat on the windowsill.
"Xiaoyu, you are honestly here, I will send the rice over and come back.
Don't be afraid, I'll be fine with me. Obediently, here, do you hear? ”
The black cat opened its eyes, looked at the sky with those clear green eyes, and let out a faint sound.
"Meow!"
"Oh, you promised, wait for me, I'll be back soon."
Ming Kong picked up a bag of rice, carried it on his shoulder, didn't care much, and ran straight to the kitchen.
Looking at the back of the bright sky, the coldness in the black cat's eyes gradually dissipated, turned into a touch of softness, and disappeared in the eyes.